The Florists^ Review 



June 26, 1018. 



flow to the farther end of the house, 

 carrying it as an overhead flow, about 

 two feet below the ridge. Connect 

 each of the flows on the plates to two 

 2-inch return pipes and connect the 

 middle flow to three 2-indii" returns, to 



be carried under the middle benches. 



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COAL CALL MEANS PBOSPEBITY. 



Business JUfsn, ^hen talking about 

 the possibility of hard times, have thriM 

 particular themes which attract their 

 attention and stir their imagination. 

 One is that steel is the barometer of 

 industry and hence, as steel goes up or 

 down, so goes the rest of the country. 

 The steel trade, they say, just now is 

 dull, and new orders are not coming in. 

 This, they claim, ia a forerunner of a 

 let-down in busiTOsSV Another indicator 

 of possible trouble ahead is the shortage 

 of money. When the banks begin a 

 contraction of credit the alarmists look 

 for the failure of a few so-called repre- 

 sentative houses in New York, the 

 spread of terror throughout the country 

 and the automatic c^sation of business, 

 as a result of lack 'of confidence in the 

 stability of people in nowise connected 

 with the sales concern. . Now that the 

 bankers are inclin«d not to lend money 

 for speculative purpoises, the alarmists 

 see ahead another period of oppression. 

 There are also those who believe that 

 a reduction in the tariff always has 

 caused financial depression, and, there- 

 fore, always will. Now that we are 

 about to have a revision of the tariff, 

 these are preaching that the restriction 

 in steel and the shortage of money are 

 but the efforts on the part of shrewd 

 persons to discount the surest results 

 of tariff revision. 



Begardless of all these so-called sure 

 indications of trouble, the testimony of 

 the coal trade does not travel in that 

 direction. From every part of the mar- 

 ket comes practically the same state- 

 ment, nanrely, that already the larger 

 operators are ^old upon contracts to as 

 great an extent as they dare sell, seeing 

 ahead a likelihood of labor trouble and 

 a shortage of cars. Coal operators, 

 knowing that the railways lack 27,000 

 cars of being in as good position as they 

 were this time last year, are far from 

 relieved on the question of an abundant 

 car supply this fall. In fact, they say, 

 if the railroads are beginning now to be 

 pushed for equipment, there is no hope 

 of escaping from a serious car shortage 

 in September, October and November. 



Ap to labor trouble, the situation is 

 far from either clear or comfortable. 

 To be sure, the major coal-producing 

 states are tied up for another nine 

 months on contract with the United 

 Mine Workers of America. They may 

 expect more or less freedom from strikes 

 and annoyance during thosa nine 

 months, but it is out of the question to 

 expect complete immunity from strike 

 troubles regardless of an anti-strike 

 clause. However, there are some states 

 outside of the union zone which are 

 not expected to be free from trouble. 

 West Virginia and eastern Kentucky be- 

 ing almost sute of having some dis- 

 agreeable tinresl»with the miners before 

 this year is over. Some of the buyers, 

 of course, are discounting that interrup- 

 tion, in the coal they are now putting 

 in storage. Certainly some of the oper- 

 ators are discounting that interruption 

 in the coal they are now trying to sell 

 for storage purposes. Thus a small vol- 

 ume of business now moving represents 



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For a number of years we have furnlehed oar customers with piping plans. Please 



remember that the plans we deslfirn are not "trust to luck" or "rule of thumb" 



plans, but are based on scientific engineering principles, combined with a practical 



experience of over a quarter of a century In beating engineering. 



Our heating plans are far ahead of ordinary piping systems, and we claim that no 



one In this trade has had tae wide and varied experience of our Heating Engineer, 



In this direction. 



Any size pipe can be used with the Kroeschell System— l'4-inch, IVi-lnch, 2-lnch or 



4-lnch pipe. No deep boiler pits required. 



The Kroeschell Threaded Tube Piping System is being Installed for many modern 



greenhouse establishments, for which we furnish plans and tools. 



This system of piping Is ahead of all others — Every customer has ordered again— 



Investigate It— Best and cheapest for commercial ranges and private conservatories. 



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The conservatories of Mr. Charles P. Llmbert. of Orand Rapids. Mich., are built of the latest 

 type of trussed Iron frame construction, furnished by the John C. Monlnger Co., Chicago. 



The Heating System was designed by the Kroeschell Oreenhouse Engineering Department, 

 and the equipment Include* a No. 7 Kroeschell Boiler and Threaded Tube Piping System. 



Each greenhouse Is divided Into two sections with continuous pining, arranged so that the 

 same, or different temperatures can be secured Ih pach section. Veiy small valves are used 

 to control the radiation (distinctly a Kroeschell feature). 



The central heating system is operated by hot water gravity circulation and Is used to heat 

 the following: ^ie.' 



Residence of Mr. Charles P. Llmbert. supplied with 1800 sq. ft. of radiation, 220 ft. from boiler^^ " 

 Conservatories at residence, the greenhouses, also gardener's apartments (with 1200 sq. ft. of 

 radiation), work rooms, carriage rooms and garage. 



RctMaice m4 CaaMrvatiry 



220 ft. frtm Boiler 



"VERY SATISFACTOKY IN EVERY RESPECT." 



"Enclosed please find nineteen pictures taken from different positions of buildings and green- 

 bou8e, heated by central heating plant equipped witn one of your boilers, which has proven 

 very satisfactory In every respect. 



"The gardener likes the Boiler, Piping System, and the valve control which was installed 

 according to your plans and specifications. 



"This Is the first winter the central heating plant has been in operation and we find It econom- 

 ical and more satisfactory In every way than the former arrangement of separate heating 

 plants for the different buildings. 



"We have about 1800 feet of radiation In the residence, which Is located 220 feet from the boiler 

 and we omy lose 2 degrees of heat in running the water from the boiler to the residence." 

 Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 19, 1913. (Signed) Mr. Cbas. P. Limbkbt. 



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